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an actor who champions many causes like unicef and race for kids, adrian brodie. >>> every day so many children do the extraordinary. most of us don't even notice. they change their mother's iv, they clean their brother's feeding tube and check for bed sores. they dispense complex life-saving drugs and spend the night worrying if they got it right. in the morning, worn out and drained, they catch the bus to school. they carry more than their heavy backpacks into the classrooms. they carry the burdens of home. she noticed how she's adult supports impacted their school work and how they were afraid if they asked for help at home they would be separated from their families and they often dropped out of school. while others were oblivious and critical, connie knew they were strong. she had the insight to start an organization focused on easing their burdens. because of her work, we can see these kids as inspiring, compassionate human beings and we are blessed they are hidden no more. >> there at least 1.3 million children who are care giving in the united states. >> are you okay? >> my mom
an actor who champions many causes like unicef and race for kids, adrian brodie. >>> every day so many children do the extraordinary. most of us don't even notice. they change their mother's iv, they clean their brother's feeding tube and check for bed sores. they dispense complex life-saving drugs and spend the night worrying if they got it right. in the morning, worn out and drained, they catch the bus to school. they carry more than their heavy backpacks into the classrooms. they...
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>> look, there's church and there's unicef and the pope and there's me. i've given all i can give. no, i've given all i'm going to give. you two stay together. everybody's happy. i know i am. >> 2-3. >> 2-3. god bless us all. >> lieutenant fox had a reason for releasing holloman and wright from segregation. >> the main reason i wanted to get them out as soon as possible is to lesson the impact they're going to have on the guy. laudone did pretty much everything he could to ruin his life in prison. and i did everything i can. i mean, i've talked to him, i've tried to get him come clean with us. i've kicked these guys out of seg. hopefully that lessens some of the impact on him. >> oh, i'm sure it will. >> lieutenants piper and fox have decided to question laudone again. but first, laudone asks to speak to piper alone. >> i'm feeling that nobody is on my side. i understand the predicament i put myself in. at the time i thought i did the right thing going to the officers and laying it all out there. >> and pointing out the shot caller? >> right. >> and the shot caller never put hands
>> look, there's church and there's unicef and the pope and there's me. i've given all i can give. no, i've given all i'm going to give. you two stay together. everybody's happy. i know i am. >> 2-3. >> 2-3. god bless us all. >> lieutenant fox had a reason for releasing holloman and wright from segregation. >> the main reason i wanted to get them out as soon as possible is to lesson the impact they're going to have on the guy. laudone did pretty much everything he...
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according to unicef, there are some 740,000 orphans there now. they need us. this law would block american families from adopting any more of them. a tiny desert town is making waves for trying to turn itself into a center of ecotechnology california was completely deserted nearly 30 years ago until one guy on his own bought the place and decided to turn it around. now he cales it the town powered by the sun. neath vogel is live in los angeles with the story. good to see you neath. >> i -- aneat attachment it's not a story you see about every day. about one hand who stumbled across a western ghost town years ago and is now turning it into a high tech desert oasis. >> harold freeman was prospecting for gold back in 1984 when he happened upon the tiny town of anyplaceton, -- nipton, california. >> i'm distressed the hotel has been condemned by the county as a structure. and none of the buildings -- >> the geology goss bought the town for $200,000 and decided to restore it installing solar pants to power the whole town. ecocab prince based on designs by frank llo
according to unicef, there are some 740,000 orphans there now. they need us. this law would block american families from adopting any more of them. a tiny desert town is making waves for trying to turn itself into a center of ecotechnology california was completely deserted nearly 30 years ago until one guy on his own bought the place and decided to turn it around. now he cales it the town powered by the sun. neath vogel is live in los angeles with the story. good to see you neath. >> i...
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according to a study by unicef, 37% of girls in that country attend primary school. that already low number drops dramatically when it comes to secondary school, down to 14%. studies also show the longer a girl stays in school the less likely she is to engage in sexually exploitive work for money, which is a problem in the slums in liberia where girls as young as ten enter into prostitution so they can afford basic necessities like clean drinking water. in response to these conditions, new jersey native katy myler stepped up. >> my name is katy. i founded an organization called more than me. we help little girls who are vulnerable of child prostitution get off the street and into school. from one of the most notoriously dangerous slums on the planet in liberia, west africa. >> currently more than me partners with local schools and provides tuition, supplies, school lunches and even medical care for the 108 liberian girls who are part of the program. girls like abigail. >> abigail was ten years old. she was about to be sucked into child prostitution. you know, i find
according to a study by unicef, 37% of girls in that country attend primary school. that already low number drops dramatically when it comes to secondary school, down to 14%. studies also show the longer a girl stays in school the less likely she is to engage in sexually exploitive work for money, which is a problem in the slums in liberia where girls as young as ten enter into prostitution so they can afford basic necessities like clean drinking water. in response to these conditions, new...
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. >> reporter: unicef estimates there are more than 700,000 orphans and abandoned children in russia. during the last two decades, americans adopted more than 60,000 of those children. last week in moscow there were rare public protests against the law. still, a new poll shows 56% of russians support the ban. >> bring it over here so we can see it. >> reporter: back in chicago, the fongs have a message for the russian people. >> we're the fong family. we want to provide a home to just at least one boy from russia, and we have a home we have a loving family. we're hoping that all this can move forward and this will be the last christmas he's alone. >> reporter: but the fongs and hundreds of other american families may lose the chance to share their love with a child from russia. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, san francisco. >> could you imagine if you're a child waiting for this and a family waiting and this goes on for years and years and years and you're just caught in the middle of that system? >> such a good point. all of those orphans in russia who could have had >>> we
. >> reporter: unicef estimates there are more than 700,000 orphans and abandoned children in russia. during the last two decades, americans adopted more than 60,000 of those children. last week in moscow there were rare public protests against the law. still, a new poll shows 56% of russians support the ban. >> bring it over here so we can see it. >> reporter: back in chicago, the fongs have a message for the russian people. >> we're the fong family. we want to provide...
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>> unicef. i've got my check. >> good. i tried to remind you. we are working to find a cure for epilepsy. we hope the contributions will help, and $1 million will make a big difference. >> let's talk about -- we have the man of the moment here with us. to talk about today's headlines. let's start -- there's so much to talk about, but richard, let's start in egypt. absolutely fascinating. i think a lot of people across the world were so heartened by the democratic, we thought, perhaps uprising that was going on in egypt. certainly we all knew to overthrow a dictator of 30 years, even if he was an american ally. and now you have mohamed morsi behaving like a, well, a dictator. and he's now got roughly 39, 40 political parties in egypt rising up against him. it is a mess. >> what you're seeing in places like egypt is the difference between democracy and majoritarianism. winning elections is the easy part. the question is whether they can govern, whether there's any tolerance for minorities, for multiple points of view. he did a power grab. there's
>> unicef. i've got my check. >> good. i tried to remind you. we are working to find a cure for epilepsy. we hope the contributions will help, and $1 million will make a big difference. >> let's talk about -- we have the man of the moment here with us. to talk about today's headlines. let's start -- there's so much to talk about, but richard, let's start in egypt. absolutely fascinating. i think a lot of people across the world were so heartened by the democratic, we thought,...